Meunieriella sp. Meunieriella sp. Kieffer, 1909Undescribed    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Diptera   >   Family Cecidomyiidae   >   Genus Meunieriella   

Status:

These records represent an undescribed species of gall-making midge in the genus Meunieriella that uses various species of Smilax as a host.

Relationships:

Uses various species of Smilax as a host.

There are 105 records in the project database.

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The blister gall of an undescribed Meunieriella species on Common Greenbrier in Howard Co., Maryland (8/15/2014). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Gall from a Meunieriella species on Common Greenbrier in Baltimore City Co., Maryland (6/10/2015). Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

The blister gall of an undescribed Meunieriella species on Common Greenbrier in Caroline Co., Maryland (9/22/2015). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

Meunieriella species in Caroline Co., Maryland (7/15/2020). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

The blister gall of an undescribed Meunieriella species on Common Greenbrier in Kent Co., Maryland (8/7/2021). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

Meunieriella species in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/10/2022). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Tom Feild. (MBP list)

An undescribed Meunieriella species on Common Greenbrier in Allegany Co., Maryland (8/29/2016). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

The blister gall of an undescribed Meunieriella species on Common Greenbrier in Wicomico Co., Maryland (8/29/2015). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Meunieriella species in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/18/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

The blister gall of an undescribed Meunieriella species on Common Greenbrier at Andelot Farm, Kent Co., Maryland (9/22/2015). Photo by Missy Kalb. (MBP list)

The blister gall of an undescribed Meunieriella species on Common Greenbrier in in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/19/2015). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Meunieriella species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/22/2021). (c) David, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA). Photo by David via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Meunieriella species on Glaucous Greenbrier in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/24/2017). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Meunieriella species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/23/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Meunieriella species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/23/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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